S1.E18

Knife in the Darkness

Name: Knife in the Darkness
Genre: Western
Released: 1968-01-25
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone

Episode aired Jan 25, 1968
TV-PG
1h 13m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Western

Marshal Crown, during the course of a hauntingly foggy night, hunts for a killer who is butchering his victims. Francis tells Crown about how police in London were unable to solve a similar ... Read allMarshal Crown, during the course of a hauntingly foggy night, hunts for a killer who is butchering his victims. Francis tells Crown about how police in London were unable to solve a similar set of killings earlier that year -- by someone who called himself Jack the Ripper.Marshal Crown, during the course of a hauntingly foggy night, hunts for a killer who is butchering his victims. Francis tells Crown about how police in London were unable to solve a similar set of killings earlier that year -- by someone who called himself Jack the Ripper.

Director
- Charles R. Rondeau
Writers
- Christopher Knopf
- Harlan Ellison
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Charles R. Rondeau
Writers
- Christopher Knopf
- Harlan Ellison
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Quotes
Dulcey Coopersmith: You look worried - I can tell.
Marshal Jim Crown: I'm always worried when I work this town.
Dulcey Coopersmith: No, this is something special - this girl getting killed tonight.
Marshal Jim Crown: I told you when you came to Cimarron there'd be more killin' than laughin'.

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7/10

Jack the Ripper comes to town

When after some partying and celebration, Jennifer Billingsley who worked at Cimarron's local bordello is found bloodied and sliced open like you might gut a caught fish the whole town is in for a night of terror..

Randy Boone informs Stuart Whitman that there had been several murders recorded in London like that most recently. After that Marshal Crown starts looking at the strangers in town most closely.

It turns out that Whitman had some history with the second of two of Madsm Jeanne Cooper's girls. Victoria Shaw knew Whitman way when and we get a bit of knowledge that Jim Crown was an outlaw who turned his life around.

The 90 minute format of Cimarron Strip allowed for a nice array of suspects for us to consider. The foggy atmosphere makes the town of Cimarron bear an eerie resemblance to London during Jack's working hours.

All in all one of he best episodes of he series.